Atlantic City officer arrested in domestic assault

An Atlantic City police officer is accused of kicking and punching his girlfriend inside his Galloway Township home Saturday.
Dayton Brown, 44, appeared in court via video Wednesday.

The victim, identified in court as AA, suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the attack, according to the charge.
Brown will remain in the Atlantic County Justice Facility without bail pending a detention hearing. He is charged with second-degree aggravated assault.
Brown was arrested Tuesday after a report to the Atlantic City Police Department’s Internal Affairs section, the Department said in a release.
Brown, a 10-year veteran, is suspended without pay.